Advent of Code 2025: Number of puzzles reduce from 25 to 12 for the first time

Re:Advent of Code 2025: Number of puzzles reduce from 25 to ... by akho on Sunday October 26, 2025 @06:43AM (#45710676)

Twelve nights of Christmas. Would also work better for me, calendar-wise :)

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Re:Advent of Code 2025: Number of puzzles reduce from 25 to ... by ThunderSizzle on Sunday October 26, 2025 @07:11AM (#45710813)

That would "require" a timeline shift for it to start on Christmas run until the Ephinany.

Although I don't think anyone really knows what the 12 days of Christmas are anymore.

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Re:Advent of Code 2025: Number of puzzles reduce from 25 to ... by TeMPOraL on Sunday October 26, 2025 @07:43AM (#45710963)

We have a thing called "Three Kings" (aka. "three wise men") in Poland, that falls on Jan 6th. If My Math Is Correct™, there's 12 days between the Christmas day (Dec 25th) and Jan 6th, so maybe the song is about this period?

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Re:Advent of Code 2025: Number of puzzles reduce from 25 to ... by dinkelberg on Sunday October 26, 2025 @07:57AM (#45711030)

Epiphany (GP had a typo) and Three Kings is the same occasion, in fact. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday)

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Re:Advent of Code 2025: Number of puzzles reduce from 25 to ... by akho on Sunday October 26, 2025 @10:59AM (#45712423)

Yes, and I would be glad to see such a shift.

Shakespeare is still being read, I think.

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Re:Advent of Code 2025: Number of puzzles reduce from 25 to ... by pfortuny on Sunday October 26, 2025 @09:11AM (#45711557)

This referes to the feast of the Epiphany, though, which is 12 nights after Christmas...

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Re:Advent of Code 2025: Number of puzzles reduce from 25 to ... by akho on Sunday October 26, 2025 @10:57AM (#45712412)

That's why I say it would've worked better for me, yes.

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